Question 1

In the fern life cycle,the ______ generation is dominant.

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A)   haploid gametophyte
B)   diploid gametophyte
C)   haploid sporophyte
D)   diploid sporophyte
E)   monoploid sporophyteF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following is a nonvascular plant that has the longest evolutionary history on land?

Accepted Answer

A)   ferns
B)   bristlecone pine tree
C)   moss
D)   redwood tree
E)   grassF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Compared to the moss,the fern is better adapted to life on land because the fern

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A)   produces seeds, but the moss does not.
B)   does not have swimming sperm, but the moss does.
C)   does not have a gametophyte generation, but the moss does.
D)   has vascular tissue, but the moss does not.
E)   can be found in dry areas.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Monocots have their floral parts in ______,while eudicots have their parts in _______,or multiples of those numbers.

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A)   threes; fours or fives
B)   threes or fours; fives
C)   fours; threes or fives
D)   fours or fives; threes
E)   fives; threes or foursF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

The stigma,style,and ovary are located in a

Accepted Answer

A)   carpel.
B)   sepal.
C)   receptacle.
D)   petal.
E)   stamen.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

The term for the body of a bryophyte such as Marchantia is

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A)   antheridia.
B)   rhizoid.
C)   archegonium.
D)   protonema.
E)   thallus.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Which statement is NOT true about fiddleheads?

Accepted Answer

A)   They are young fronds curled up.
B)   They are found in ferns.
C)   They are part of the sporophyte generation.
D)   They are haploid.
E)   They are part of a vascular plant.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Ovules are contained within the

Accepted Answer

A)   ovary.
B)   stigma.
C)   anther.
D)   filament.
E)   style.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

In the pine life cycle,a microspore develops into

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A)   a seed.
B)   a sporophyte.
C)   a pollen grain.
D)   a megaspore.
E)   an ovule.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 10

How is a seed like a spore?

Accepted Answer

A)   They both are haploid.
B)   They both contain the sporophyte generation.
C)   They both contain the gametophyte generation.
D)   They both are flagellated.
E)   They both disperse the species.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Pollen would land on the ______ during pollination.

Accepted Answer

A)   ovary
B)   stigma
C)   anther
D)   filament
E)   styleF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Which of the following is not true of ferns?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ferns are seedless vascular plants.
B)   Ferns can grow in dry, cold conditions.
C)   The gametophyte of ferns is nonvascular.
D)   Ferns can reproduce asexually through the growth of rhizomes in the soil.
E)   The gametophyte is dependent on the sporophyte for nourishment.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Which feature is common across all seed plants?

Accepted Answer

A)   flowers
B)   fruits
C)   pollen tubes
D)   flagellated sperm
E)   sperm carried by windborne pollenF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Fertilization in the mosses is dependent upon

Accepted Answer

A)   insects.
B)   mammals.
C)   water.
D)   wind.
E)   light.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

The site of formation of pollen grains is in the

Accepted Answer

A)   carpel.
B)   sepal.
C)   receptacle.
D)   petal.
E)   stamen.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Botanically,a seed is a structure developed from a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   style.
B)   ovule.
C)   stigma.
D)   anther.
E)   sepal.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

For the ancestors of land plants,supplying water to all cells of the organism would have been possible because

Accepted Answer

A)   Algae have vascular tissue that transports water and nutrients to all parts of the organism.
B)   Water would simply diffuse into the cells from the surrounding environment.
C)   The circulatory system of algae evolved early in the history of life.
D)   Algae take water in through root-like cilia that move water into the cells.
E)   Algae have specialized structures called desmosomes that move water into the cells.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

A fruit is a

Accepted Answer

A)   mature ovary.
B)   microspore.
C)   megaspore.
D)   seed.
E)   stigmatized pollen grain.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Both land plants and algae use starch as a storage medium and cellulose in their cell walls,this means that

Accepted Answer

A)   They both produce glucose since this is the molecule that both starch and cellulose are made from.
B)   They both use chlorophyll as a photosynthetic pigment.
C)   They both use tubers to store starch and they both use the same enzymes to make cellulose.
D)   They both produce galactose which gives rise to maltose the molecule that both starch and cellulose are made from.
E)   If algae are transported to land they will be able to survive the same as a land plant.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Which feature possessed by most land plants is missing in mosses,which grow low to the ground in damp,shaded areas?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cell walls, so they cannot stand upright.
B)   A protected zygote, so they must grow in damp areas to supply the zygote with moisture.
C)   Vascular tissue, so they must grow along the ground in damp areas to supply water to the cells.
D)   Chlorophyll b, so they can only use filtered light for photosynthesis.
E)   Starch production, so they only produce small amounts of glucose since any beyond what they use immediately cannot be stored.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Exam 30: Plants

Which feature is common across all seed plants?

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Which feature possessed by most land plants is missing in mosses,which grow low to the ground in damp,shaded areas?

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Monocots have their floral parts in ______,while eudicots have their parts in _______,or multiples of those numbers.

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Which statement is NOT true about fiddleheads?

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Ovules are contained within the

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The site of formation of pollen grains is in the

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The stigma,style,and ovary are located in a

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Pollen would land on the ______ during pollination.

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Botanically,a seed is a structure developed from a(n)

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A fruit is a

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How is a seed like a spore?

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In the fern life cycle,the ______ generation is dominant.

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For the ancestors of land plants,supplying water to all cells of the organism would have been possible because

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Both land plants and algae use starch as a storage medium and cellulose in their cell walls,this means that

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Which of the following is a nonvascular plant that has the longest evolutionary history on land?

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Fertilization in the mosses is dependent upon

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In the pine life cycle,a microspore develops into

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Compared to the moss,the fern is better adapted to life on land because the fern

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The term for the body of a bryophyte such as Marchantia is

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Which of the following is not true of ferns?

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